Definition of Planate

1. Adjective. Having been flattened.

Exact synonyms: Flattened
Similar to: Planar, Two-dimensional

Definition of Planate

1. having a flat surface [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Planate

planarian
planarians
planarias
planarida
planarioid
planarities
planarity
planarium
planarization
planarize
planarized
planarizes
planarizing
planarizings
planarly
planate (current term)
planation
planations
planch
planche
planched
plancher
planches
planchet
planchets
planchette
planchettes
planching
planchings
planctomycete

Literary usage of Planate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"Anthers widely and flatly ex- planate. Capsule 6 mm. long, pyramidal, ... Anthers widely ex- planate. Style 2-2.5 mm. long. Stigma capitate. ..."

2. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"Shell with the spire depressed, sub-angular on the upper part of the last whorl, sub-planate at the periphery, ..."

3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1870)
"... planate, not cannato, not produced above into a tooth ; vertical process very long, foliaceous ; prothorax moderate, dilated, and membranaceous on each ..."

4. The Paradise Lost of Milton by John Milton (1858)
"Till I espied thee, fair indeed and tall, Under a planate; yet methought less fair, Less winning soft, less amiably mild, Than that smooth watery image: ..."

5. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"... A. Antennae stouter, scarcely one-half the length of the body; species larger and more convex, front of head oblique, elytra never ex- planate at sides. ..."

6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"Anthers widely and flatly ex- planate. Capsule 6 mm. long, pyramidal, ... Anthers widely ex- planate. Style 2-2.5 mm. long. Stigma capitate. ..."

7. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"Shell with the spire depressed, sub-angular on the upper part of the last whorl, sub-planate at the periphery, ..."

8. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1870)
"... planate, not cannato, not produced above into a tooth ; vertical process very long, foliaceous ; prothorax moderate, dilated, and membranaceous on each ..."

9. The Paradise Lost of Milton by John Milton (1858)
"Till I espied thee, fair indeed and tall, Under a planate; yet methought less fair, Less winning soft, less amiably mild, Than that smooth watery image: ..."

10. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"... A. Antennae stouter, scarcely one-half the length of the body; species larger and more convex, front of head oblique, elytra never ex- planate at sides. ..."

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